One minute, I’m a woman trying to find her way in the world, and the next, I’m the sender of six of the most embarrassing text messages that have ever been sent in the history of time—or the cell phone.
Whatever.
My Brother’s Billionaire Best Friend, a hilarious romantic comedy from New York Times bestselling author Max Monroe, is available now!
Mabel “Maybe” Willis died a virgin at the very young age of twenty-four.
She leaves behind her parents, Betty and Bruce, her brother, Evan, a laptop filled with one too many Jason Momoa memes, and a Kindle library with more books than one human being could ever finish in a lifetime.
Cause of death: a text message.
Okay. So, I didn’t die.
But I may as well have.
One minute, I’m a woman trying to find her way in the world, and the next, I’m the sender of six of the most embarrassing text messages that have ever been sent in the history of time—or the cell phone. Whatever.
We’re talking code red, send a flipping mayday, the apocalypse is coming kind of texts.
And I didn’t just send them to some random person I’ll never see again.
No. That would be too easy.
I sent them to Milo Ives.
The man who played a starring role in all of my teenage fantasies—and my brother’s lifelong best friend.
And, boy oh boy, has he grown up.
He’s hard-bodied, blue-eyed, jawline-of-stone handsome, crazy successful, and has more money in his bank account than my brain can fathom.
Deflower me, please? I said.
Yeah. Send help.
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A secret duo of romance authors team up under the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling pseudonym Max Monroe to bring you sexy, laugh-out-loud reads.
Max Monroe is the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author of more than ten contemporary romance titles. Favorite writing partners and long time friends, Max and Monroe strive to live and write all the fun, sexy swoon so often missing from their Facebook newsfeed. Sarcastic by nature, their two writing souls feel like they’ve found their other half. This is their most favorite adventure thus far.
Alphas Confess All, an all-new anthology featuring 10 bestselling authors and benefitting 4 Paws for Ability, is coming September 17th and we have the steamy cover!
Sometimes, all sin needs is a little confession.
And sometimes, those who need it the most have the highest walls, the darkest secrets…the dirtiest desires.
You’re obsessed with what he’ll do to you. How he’ll possess you in every way possible. Every naughty, forbidden way…
These heroes, created by ten of romance’s leading stars, are ready to step out of their shadows and confess all…to you. The wickedness of their world. The midnights of their fantasies. The forbidden fruit of their needs.
Are you daring enough to accept?
Once Upon An Alpha along with 4 Paws for Ability, and ten bestselling authors, bring you this page turning, limited edition, anthology that’s sure to keep you up well past your bed time and craving your own Forbidden Encounter.
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Blurb: Welcome to their kingdom…
I never thought I’d step foot in Royal Manor again. But five years later, here I am…back to finish my senior year at Royal Hearts Academy.
And forced to face Jace Covington. My first friend. First crush. First kiss. The one I left behind.
Only—he isn’t the same boy I gave my heart to.
This new Jace is as cruel as he is gorgeous. And he’s determined to make my life a living hell. Along with the rest of his glorified family and crew of tyrants.
They expect me to worship the ground they walk on like everyone else, but I’d rather eat dirt.
If Jace Covington wants me gone…he’ll have to try harder. Because I’ve never been the kind of girl to play by the rules.
WARNING: Royal Hearts Academy is a New Adult/High School series of standalones filled with drama, a touch of angst, and boys who are bad to the bone.
This series is recommended for mature readers due to graphic language and sexual content.
About the Author:
Ashley Jade loves to tackle different genres and tropes within romance. Her first loves are New Adult Romance and Romantic Suspense, but she also writes everything in between including: contemporary romance, erotica, and dark romance.
Her characters are flawed and complex, and chances are you will hate them before you fall head over heels in love with them.
She’s a die-hard lover of oxford commas, em dashes, music, coffee, and anything thought provoking…except for math.
Books make her heart beat faster and writing makes her soul come alive. She’s always read books growing up and scribbled stories in her journal, and after having a strange dream one night; she decided to just go for it and publish her first series.
It was the best decision she ever made.
If she’s not paying off student loan debt, working, or writing a novel—you can usually find her listening to music, hanging out with her readers online, and pondering the meaning of life.
Check out her amazon page and Facebook page for future novels.
She recently became hip and joined Twitter, so you can find her there, too.
She loves connecting with her readers—they make her world go round’.
I have to admit that there are some romantic tropes that I don’t accept well, and they feel like a “long shot” to suspending my disbelief. One of those tropes is the forbidden brother’s/sister’s best friend.
Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I didn’t care too much who my brother dated (and vice versa), but when I read that trope, it always strikes me that it really is no one’s business who a person dates. Even more, if you are best friends with someone, it follows that you might like their sibling. If that’s true, as a sibling, wouldn’t you want that person in your life? I recognize there are all kinds of complications, but it frustrates me when a sibling becomes “off-limits” as shouldn’t the sibling determine that? This trope is front and center in Max Monroe’s The Brother’s Billionaire Best Friend. And, even given my ire for this trope, I loved it in the hands of these rom-com queens.
I think I’ve only cried once with a Max Monroe book; it was The Girl in the Painting. That book, for some reason, turned me into a blubbering fool. Normally, this duo of funny makes me laugh. Out. Loud. It’s one of my many, if not favorite, reasons for reading and loving their books.
And now…they made me cry again. Like tears in my eyes cry, while flying on a plane from London to LA. So inconvenient and embarrassing, but important to note as extreme emotions while reading, in my opinion, indicate the ability for the authors to write characters and story that I emotionally connect with. For me, that’s “winning” in the game of romance.
I’m used to laughing uproariously at the characters in a Max Monroe romance, which I did in this book with Bruce and his “-isms” and Cap and his candor. But there is just something emotionally sweet about this new book. And here’s why:
1. Milo. He is your typical best friend fighting his feelings for his best friend’s sister, Maybe. But he’s sensitive and thoughtful and “gone” over her. If you’ve read Max Monroe’s other billionaire books, Milo comes closest to Kline Brooks for me. Which is great as Kline is my favorite billionaire. There is just something about Milo that is self-assured and sweet, while wrapped in a $exy package. Everything you love on a hero resides in Milo, and he’s a big reason for my tears on this book. He takes care of Maybe while also supporting her own agency in life. He’s both empowering and endearing when it comes to his interest in her.
2. Maybe. God, I love an awkward, inexperienced heroine. I love when the hero steps in to educate and care for her. In Maybe, though, there is a strength even in her inexperience. When the situation between she and Milo falls apart, Max Monroe give her the ability to stand in her own strength, simply buoyed up by her friend, Lena. She struggles emotionally, but she still knows who she is. She carries on in her journey, and I love that in this book.
3. The supporting cast of characters. Beyond Milo and Maybe (that alliteration is magical), the other players in the story provide the color of this romance. Maybe’s parents and Milo’s lawyer friend, Caplin, provide the levity, the contrast to the emotional pairing of M & M. They make everything a little less serious, and I found myself laughing aloud at them. Evan, Maybe’s brother, made me tearful, out of his concern for her. I love when brothers adore their siblings, and he adds some emotional depth to this story. And finally, Lena. She is the sage. Honestly, I kept waiting for her to take on the “Cassie” role in this book (for those of you who have read the Billionaire series you know who I am talking about). Instead, she is Maybe’s best friend and steps up so many times in this story. I loved their growing friendship, and it adds another layer to this romance as I love a good best friend in a romance book to aid the heroine on her journey.
My Brother’s Billionaire Best Friend is typical Max Monroe. When you read it, you know you will laugh and earn a happily ever after in the end. And this book does just that, except that you gain an emotional depth that pulls at your heartstrings. There are so many emotions that run through you in reading this book that you simply cannot put it down. At least, I couldn’t. I began this at the beginning of my flight back home to Los Angeles, and I did not stop reading until the last page, long before I scheduled to land. There is just something very special about Milo and Maybe, and while the brother’s best friend trope might usually frustrate me, in the hands of Max Monroe, it is all magic.
We are beyond excited to be sharing this release from J. Kenner with you today! INDULGE ME is part of the Stark Ever After series and it is releasing as part of 1001 Dark Nights. Click here to grab your copy now.
Despite everything I have suffered, I never truly understood darkness until my family was in danger. Those desperate hours came close to breaking both Damien and me, but together we found the strength to survive and hold our family together.
Even so, my wounds are deep, and wispy shadows still linger. But Damien is my rock. My hero against the dark and violence.
And when dark memories threaten to consume me, he whisks me away, knowing that in order to conquer my fears he must take control. Demand my submission. Claim me completely. Because if I am going to find my center again, I must hold tight to Damien and draw deep from the wellspring of our shared passion.
**Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story. For new readers, it’s an introduction to an author’s world. And for fans, it’s a bonus book in the author’s series. We hope you’ll enjoy each one as much as we do.**
“J. Kenner’s writing is like a fine wine, expertly crafted into a melody of notes that will arouse your senses and warm you to your core. Her sinfully seductive men will command a delicious blush to your cheeks while breathing life into your every fantasy. The masterful attention to detail is what brings you back again and again, and makes her work top-shelf.” ~Hilary, The Read Report
“Every word and every book that J. Kenner writes are PURE SEDUCTION. EVERY. SINGLE. ONE.” ~Karen, Bookalicious Babes Blog
“J. KENNER SURE KNOWS HOW TO WRITE SWOON WORTHY SEXUAL CHEMISTRY!!!” ~Lana, White Hot Reads
“I love the captivating writing and passionate characters that pull me into every J. Kenner story. The raw intensity and scorching sexy times mixed with an element of intrigue always keep me on the edge of my seat. She’s a must read author for me.” ~Gretchen, About that Story
About J. KENNER:
Julie Kenner (aka J. Kenner and J.K. Beck) is the New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of over forty novels, novellas and short stories in a variety of genres.
Praised by Publishers Weekly as an author with a “flair for dialogue and eccentric characterizations,” J.K. writes a range of stories including super sexy romances, paranormal romance, chick lit suspense and paranormal mommy lit. Her foray into the latter, Carpe Demon: Adventures of a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom by Julie Kenner, is in development as a feature film with 1492 Pictures.
Her most recent trilogy of erotic romances, The Stark Trilogy (as J. Kenner), reached as high as #2 on the New York Times list and is published in over twenty countries.
J.K. lives in Central Texas, with her husband, two daughters, and several cats.
“The Hardest Route was everything I needed and more. Fun, emotional, wildly romantic, and the chemistry between Griff and Brooke? Sizzling.” Aly Martinez, USA Today bestselling author
The Hardest Route, a standalone, emotional sports romance from A.S. Teague is now available in audio!
My friends used to tell me “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” Clearly, they lied because a few months later, I found out my one-night stand was pregnant.I couldn’t handle a baby. I was Griffin Rockwell, the best wide receiver the league had ever seen. But what choice did I have? My baby girl was coming whether I was ready for her or not.
Brooke turned out to be an amazing woman and mother. For seven years, we were the MVP’s of co-parenting—and even better friends.
That all changed when tragedy struck our makeshift family and I was faced with the terrifying possibility of losing the one woman I was quickly realizing I couldn’t live without.
I was at the height of my career and on the path to becoming the greatest of all time. But keeping my family together, with Brooke by my side, might prove to be the hardest route of all.
Don’t forget to fall in love with the rest of the characters in Deny Me and Imagine Me. These two contemporary romances will have you squirming in your seat with two hot, alpha heroes and the women who claim them. Deny Me: http://mybook.to/DenyMe Imagine Me: http://mybook.to/ImagineMe
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Cover Designer: Najla Qamber Designs
Luella King has experienced loss all her life. After losing her parents and the most important person in her life, she always plays it safe. Until the night she gives in to a sexy stranger. The unexpected and exhilarating loss of control sends Luella running, but an unplanned encounter with the stranger has her looking at him in a new light.
There’s something about security specialist Jack MacCabe that makes her feel safe enough to lower her guard. Each late night message, each date has her falling in love with him. When a serial killer wreaks havoc on their city, Jack’s proximity to the case reignites Luella’s fears of losing someone important to her. Surrendering her fears in order to keep Jack by her side pushes Luella to her limits, while Jack is under pressure to catch the serial killer before it’s too late. As Jack and Luella draw closer to one another, the killer is closing in on the next victim.
Soon Jack and Luella find themselves entrenched in a mystery they never saw coming.
Go back in time to Bliss’s first happily ever after…
Once Upon a Time in Bliss, an all-new sexy romance in the Nights in Bliss, Colorado Series from New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake writing as Sophie Oak, is available now!
CIA operative John Bishop arrived in Bliss, Colorado, seeking a respite from the high-stakes game of blood and lies that sent him to the worst corners of the world. A week playing the role of vacationing professor Henry Flanders would recharge his batteries, especially if he found a gorgeous woman to occupy his time.
Nell Finn has spent her life focused on helping others, but when she meets the tall and mysterious Henry Flanders, she can’t stop imagining what he might do for her. When Nell and her mother are threatened, Henry comes to her, offering his protection and comfort.
But as the threats escalate out of control, Henry discovers that the beautiful and innocent Nell is much more than a plaything. Can he save the woman he loves without exposing the secrets that would drive her away?
About Lexi Blake
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lexi Blake lives in North Texas with her husband, three kids, and the laziest rescue dog in the world. She began writing at a young age, concentrating on plays and journalism. It wasn’t until she started writing romance that she found success. She likes to find humor in the strangest places. Lexi believes in happy endings no matter how odd the couple, threesome or foursome may seem.
Sweet Retribution, the stunning conclusion to the Rydeville High Elite Series from USA Today bestselling author Siobhan Davis is coming October 1st and we have the steamy cover!
The third and final installment in the Rydeville High Elite series.
USA Today bestselling author Siobhan Davis writes emotionally intense young adult and new adult romantic fiction with swoon-worthy romance, complex characters, and tons of unexpected plot twists and turns that will have you flipping the pages beyond bedtime! She is the author of the international bestselling Kennedy Boys, Saven, and True Calling series’.
Siobhan’s family will tell you she’s a little bit obsessive when it comes to reading and writing, and they aren’t wrong. She can rarely be found without her trusty Kindle, a paperback book, or her laptop somewhere close at hand.
Prior to becoming a full-time writer, Siobhan forged a successful corporate career in human resource management.
She resides in the Garden County of Ireland with her husband and two sons.
What does it mean to love yourself, to be true to yourself, to really know yourself? These are some big questions coming from Jolie Vines’s newest book, Race You. She has touted it as an enemies-to-lovers, workplace romance. These are simple categories to explain a text with a greater depth of discovery.
Race You follows Arnie and Emma, two workers at odds with each other. Emma is straight-laced, follows the rules of the company, and is industrious sometimes to a fault. Arnie is Emma’s anti-thesis: he’s seemingly laidback, gets along with most people, and he doesn’t seem to take himself too seriously. Or so it seems. From the outset of their working relationship, Emma feels Arnie sets her up poorly with their boss. This places them at odds…at least from her point of view. Arnie’s perspective is very different: he is entranced with Emma. Each day, he finds a way to provoke her because he loves any attention from her, as he slowly falls in love with her.
A project arises in their workplace, and Emma is keen on doing well as she is looking for a promotion. Arnie ensures that they are placed on the same team, as he wants her time and energy. Feeling as though he might sabotage her, she tries to protect herself from him, only to realize that he adores her, much to her surprise. Very quickly, these two grow strong feelings for each other. Unfortunately, the actions of Arnie’s past and his subsequent future plans threaten his potential with Emma, and Emma struggles with the aftermath of her ex-boyfriend’s emotional terrorism. Will these two overcome their past issues to find a future together? Will they learn to love themselves past their former traumas? This is the crux of Vines’s story.
“We kissed one another like it was all we could do, like London had run out of oxygen and our mouths were made of air. This was so much better than fighting.”
Jolie Vines is an author who is relatively new to me. I found her through reading an ARC from her Marry the Scots series, and I realized quickly that I like her heroes. If you spend any time in my blog or Facebook group (Professor Romance), you realize quickly that I am an equal opportunity romance reader. There isn’t much I won’t read: most tropes, dark romance, clean romance, etc. Since my real “bread and butter” tends to be angsty, alpha-level male romances, I oftentimes forget about the types of heroes that I find in Jolie Vines’s stories: the men who simply adore the female heroine of their tale. This is, in my opinion, what makes Vines’s books so delicious to read. And this is the case with Race You.
For me, Arnie is THE “everything” in this book. In the beginning, he’s seemingly too laid back, as we are given Emma’s point of view. She views him through her over-achieving, rule-driven filter. Everything seems to come easy to him, and at first glance, you might think he’s some one-dimensional male character. However, once Arnie’s point of view enters the narration, you learn very quickly that he is multi-layered and completely obsessed with Emma in all the best ways. He is swoon-worthy, as he works hard to help Emma achieve the promotion, creates memory-making dates, and cares for her in times of trouble. It’s clear that Arnie is definitely not laid-back; he’s enamored with Emma in ways that most women would love for a man to be. I found myself anticipatory for his chapters because I loved the way he loved Emma especially when she struggled to love herself. It was this anticipation that glued me to Vines’s story.
Now, Emma is a lovely character in this book. She tends towards neuroticism, in my opinion. And there were plenty of times when I wanted to whisper in her ear to stop overthinking every situation. Thankfully, Vines rectifies this quickly and remedies situations, so that the angst level of the story stays low. It’s just enough to keep you engaged, but not enough to stop you reading the story. This is a delicate balance where other authors struggle. Not Vines, however. Instead, she knows how to allow the hero to rescue the situation long before the story becomes too painful for the reader.
“Someone, by slow increments, I’d come to need him.”
Additionally, I loved how Emma (once she acknowledged her interest in Arnie) helped him accept his past and choose a better future for himself. Their relationship aids each in healing past wounds and finding self-love because they feel the love of the other. For me, this was the true essence and beauty of Race You, along with Vines’s other books. Love should heal, not hurt the individual. And Vines illustrates this beautifully in her book. Her hero (in this case, Arnie) and her heroine (Emma) complete each other. She takes two halves and creates a whole…
I have quickly come to adore Jolie Vines. Her stories are little bits of heaven in the world of romance. You will always find these incredible men who love and take control and adore their heroines. And the heroines bloom under their care in her books. Vines always throws in a little angst, but she takes care to control it enough to allow her readers’ love for her books to bloom too. Even more, Jolie Vines’s Race You reminds readers that love should always allow you to love yourself; anything else is simply dishonest, an important truth to remember every day.
“I could breathe. She believed me. I knew her, and the tide had turned. Now for the home truths she needed to hear. ‘And love me, ‘ she whispered. ‘Because you don’t think you deserve to be loved. Because love wasn’t always reliable, and that’s why you decided so easily that mine was fake. Why you saw what happened on that stage and didn’t wait to hear my side because it validated what you knew deep down. Because you love me, and that scares you because you think I’ll break your heart…’’I won’t. I will never, ever hurt you. You mean the world to me. Everything that is colourful and beautiful. It’s all you. Your heart, your smile.’[…] ‘You are perfect. A perfection I tried to replicate but never could. If I paint you for the rest of my life, I’ll never capture this feeling you give me. I love you and you love me. At least I hope to god you do.’”
About J. KENNER:
Professor Romance 